At least 151 people have died, mostly teenagers and young adults when stampede occured in a crowded entertainment district in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday night.
Thousands of people were caught in the crush when they entered a narrow street of Itaewon in central Seoul.
“People were layered on top of others like a tomb. Some were gradually losing their consciousness while some looked dead by that point,” one witness was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency.
It was the first Halloween event in Seoul in three years after the country lifted COVID restrictions and social distancing. Many of the partygoers were wearing masks and Halloween costumes.
Authorities said they were investigating the exact cause of the incident.
Footage captured before several people started collapsing in the streets.
60+ people killed in a Halloween party in South Korea’s Seoul on Saturday night.
— The Tatva (@thetatvaindia) October 29, 2022
At least 150 others were injured.
Videos from the incident show body bags on the streets, emergency workers performing CPR, and rescuers trying to pull trapped people.pic.twitter.com/8CkrtyetYW
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— Abdul Wasey Naik (@WaseyNaik) October 29, 2022
In a tragic turn of events, 59 people died and 150 were injured in a stampede during #Halloween celebrations in South Korea's capital, Seoul — BBC pic.twitter.com/IUfrR1oVRV
Seoul, South Korea π°π· - at least 50 people died during the celebration of Halloween. Someone's heart stopped, someone suffocated in the stampede. Emergency services are currently on the scene. pic.twitter.com/SyRm4lrgZg
— Dmytro Report π» (@thedimsol) October 29, 2022
π°π· Chaos after stampede during a Halloween party in the Itaewon area of Seoul, South Korea. pic.twitter.com/mLo1z0w6xK
— ππ°πΆπ΄ π°πΆπ°πΈπ½ππ ππ·π΄ π π°π²π²πΈπ½π΄ (@72powpow) October 29, 2022
#BREAKING: #SouthKorea's fire department said 81 people have breathing problems after the #stampede at Itaewon in #Seoul, South Korea Saturday night when over 100 thousand revellers crammed into the place for #Halloween celebrations.#SeoulStampede pic.twitter.com/ADo56AyVA3
— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) October 29, 2022
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